New York-based Vicky Azcoitia is a documentary and editorial photographer whose work focuses on the natural environment and conservation advocacy. For the last six months though, she has been working on a long essay about fatherhood in our modern society. Pesqui and Papi series recently received an Honorable Mention in the Documentary & Reportage Category from the 12th Julia Margaret Cameron Award 2018.

Last year, her first collaboration with her partner, Adam Lederer as the writer, was published in Natural History Magazine (Rio Tinto and the Mines), and received a Grant for Excellent Report from the Friends of Natural History Foundation. 

Through the years, Vicky has exhibited her work internationally, lately at the SVA Gramercy Gallery in New York City and Photo Beijing 2018.

An experienced graphic designer and photo editor, Azcoitia recently earned her Master’s in Professional Studies in Digital Photography from New York’s School of Visual Arts, and is a recipient of the honorable Paula Rhodes Memorial Award. 

Photograph by Kyle Hislip
New York City, 2018